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Hand Cream - $135.00

appm — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:08:56 GMT

I just got an email from Lovely Skin advertising a new Jan Marini hand cream for $135.00 for a whole 2 oz. And I thought Dermalogica was expensive at $28.00. That's one hand cream I won't be trying.

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:55:54 GMT

Even the 1% want smooth hands.

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aprilskies — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:20:16 GMT

Wow. I guess the rich wont think twice about it. No way would I spend that much on a hand cream. #insane.

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pegomyheart — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:21:23 GMT

The whole world is going nuts.

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DoneTryin — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:45:46 GMT

Does that price include a person who will come to you & massage it into your hands for you? Probably costs extra if they go all the way up to your elbows, huh?

I'm too lazy to look up the ingredients, which are probably just the same as what I buy at the supermarket for a few bucks. It just goes to show you that there will be companies out there charging those ridiculous prices as long as there are customers willing to pay that amount.

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depglass — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:50:07 GMT

The one percent is not going to stay in the one percent if they consider blowing money on stuff like this. Their families will be spending that money on psychiatric care for them.

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:02:46 GMT

@depglass wrote:
The one percent is not going to stay in the one percent if they consider blowing money on stuff like this. Their families will be spending that money on psychiatric care for them.

A $135 hand cream nothing to someone in the 1%. Sheldon Adelson spent $15 million backing a failed presidential candidate everyone but Adelson knew would lose. If your family doesn't lock you up for that, they aren't going to blink at spending $135 on a hand cream.

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appm — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:52:20 GMT

I just looked up the ingredients. So, is it worth it? I certainly don't think so - but what do I know. I'm not too good with ingredient lists.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Kojic Dipalmitate, Helianthus Annuss (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Azelaic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Arbutin, Polyglyceryl-3 Diiostearate, Glycerin, Polysilicone-11, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylresorcinol, Dipotassium Glycrrhizate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Propanediol, Retinol, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Xanthan Gum, Stearic Acid, Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, (Parfum), Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Limonene, Ethylhexylglcerin, Laureth-12, BHT, BHA, Potassium Sorbate.

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kcladyz — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:23:25 GMT

@appm wrote:
I just got an email from Lovely Skin advertising a new Jan Marini hand cream for $135.00 for a whole 2 oz. And I thought Dermalogica was expensive at $28.00. That's one hand cream I won't be trying.

Only if it was sold in a gallon and had silver and gold in it

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maestra — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:26:13 GMT

That makes Creme de La Mer's 85 dollar hand cream seem almost reasonable.

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BellaCarro — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:47:08 GMT

appm wrote:
I just looked up the ingredients. So, is it worth it? I certainly don't think so - but what do I know. I'm not too good with ingredient lists.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Kojic Dipalmitate, Helianthus Annuss (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Azelaic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Arbutin, Polyglyceryl-3 Diiostearate, Glycerin, Polysilicone-11, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylresorcinol, Dipotassium Glycrrhizate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Propanediol, Retinol, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Extract, TocopheryDipotassium Glycrrhizatel Acetate, Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Xanthan Gum, Stearic Acid, Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, (Parfum), Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Cinnamal, Eugenol, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Limonene, Ethylhexylglcerin, Laureth-12, BHT, BHA, Potassium Sorbate.

@appm. Thanks for posting the ingredients. $135 for 2 ounces? Well, it is definitely going to lighten with Kojic Dipalmitate that high in the deck. Azelaic Acid In this has to be 10% or less otherwise it would be considered a prescription dose and could not be OTC. My understanding is that is more of an anti inflammatory and anti redness ingredient. The arbutin, though, is another effective lightener or rather prevents melanin production. Hexylresorcinol is a recent addition to skin lightening but it's listed after the preservative, Phenoxyethanol, which is usually used at .5 to .8%. That would mean anything after Phenoxyethanol is added at under 1%.

The lighteners and anti redness ingredients they use are good ones, effective, and not especially inexpensive. But, they aren't crazy pricey either. Sunflower seed oil, dimethicone, glycerel stearate, and cetyl alcohol are the main emollients. Good but really inexpensive. Glycerin is the effective humectant and, well, I think I have 5 pounds of it so it's way cheap. Surprisingly, cucumber extract is expensive but it's used under 1%.

This will most definitely lighten any spots but you could easily find something as or close to as effective for a whole lot less $$$. Other than the lighteners this is no great shakes, IMO. Sadly, if the user does not also apply a minimum of SPF 30 as well it's as good as Suave.

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wilma — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:04:23 GMT

I'll pass. Drugstore brands are good enough for me. Even if money were no object I don't think I would spend that much.

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appm — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:19:34 GMT

Bella Carro: Thanks for the explanation of the ingredients. You ladies amaze me with your knowledge of these complicated words. As to buying the hand cream - no way, no how would I spend that much on a hand cream no matter what it promised to do. I spend too much on my face and neck - my hands can get by on cheap hand cream.

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Reba055 — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 23:44:03 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
@depglass wrote:
The one percent is not going to stay in the one percent if they consider blowing money on stuff like this. Their families will be spending that money on psychiatric care for them.

A $135 hand cream nothing to someone in the 1%. Sheldon Adelson spent $15 million backing a failed presidential candidate everyone but Adelson knew would lose. If your family doesn't lock you up for that, they aren't going to blink at spending $135 on a hand cream.

You crack me up. Unless I have a lone lost billionaire relative out there I know nothing about, I'll never know what it's like to be one of those who can try to spend all of their money and not succeed, no matter how much they spend. *sigh*

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BellaCarro — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:22:41 GMT

@appm wrote:
Bella Carro: Thanks for the explanation of the ingredients. You ladies amaze me with your knowledge of these complicated words. As to buying the hand cream - no way, no how would I spend that much on a hand cream no matter what it promised to do. I spend too much on my face and neck - my hands can get by on cheap hand cream.

@appm just apply to tops of hands what you already use for your face. Don't forget SPF.

I suspect the company that manufactures Jan Marini did spend some $$ on coming up with this formula. They are in business to make money so can't fault them for that. By far, this is not the craziest thing I've seen for the price.

This is a perfect example of branding. I will pay $ for a good formula and I respect a certain amount of branding and good packaging. That being said, I won't pay $$ strictly for branding. Some people will. I, personally, don't understand that. It's like having two handbags exactly the same, maybe even made in same factory or by same craftsmen, but one has LV plastered all over it. Come to think of it, it's not the same. Nobody carries their hand cream on a strap over their shoulder!

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Trix — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:47:46 GMT

depglass wrote:
The one percent is not going to stay in the one percent if they consider blowing money on stuff like this. Their families will be spending that money on psychiatric care for them.

A lot of those in the one percent might spend $100,000 on a sofa, but buy handcream at the drugstore, which is part of the reason they keep their one percent money. Status seeking celebrities and wannabes (people with expendable funds who tend to be foolish with their money) will not think twice about it, and they can let the rest of us know how wonderful the $135 handcream is.

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suzyQ3 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:48:33 GMT

@Trix wrote:
@depglass wrote:
The one percent is not going to stay in the one percent if they consider blowing money on stuff like this. Their families will be spending that money on psychiatric care for them.
A lot of those in the one percent might spend $100,000 on a sofa, but buy handcream at the drugstore, which is part of the reason they keep their one percent money. Status seeking celebrities and wannabes (people with expendable funds who tend to be foolish with their money) will not think twice about it, and they can let the rest of us know how wonderful the $135 handcream is.

That and favoritism when it comes to taxes...oops, did I say that?

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NC Bandwagon — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:05:17 GMT

Hello, appm.

That's...........................a lot of money for hand cream.

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 09:24:18 GMT

@appm

In a word "ridiculous"! I would never and could never - spend that much on hand cream. I wouldn't care if it would have gold in it.

For that much money, I could buy a new outfit and still have money left over for a tube of hand cream! LOL!!!!

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Desertdi — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:57:46 GMT

I'll take one vanilla, one peach, and one coconut creme.......on the 24-month payment plan.............